BY MICHAEL BURTON If Deokcheon is growing in reputation as the epicentre for vibrancy in Busan’s North West then Gupo Market is the jewel in its crown. Whether you’re looking to do your weekly shopping, indulge in some authentic Korean cuisine or just take a gentle stroll through a cultural hub then Gupo Market can […]

Dadaepo Beach is far, far away, but if you get there, you won’t be disappointed. It’s in the process of being torn up and generally made nicer, so it has a little less ‘landscaped’ feel than the other beaches. That shouldn’t be a problem, though; you can still have a great beach day there. The […]

BY MICHAEL FRAIMAN Seomyeon is the new Nampo, Kyungsung is the new PNU, Haeundae is where white people live, yadda yadda. If Busan is starting to feel a bit stale (i.e., you’re sick of hearing “Want to go to Seomyeon?” / “Sure, meet at The Spot?” or “Fuck it, let’s just go to Thursday Party”), […]

BY MELISSA TAIT Do you like live music? I know I do. At the age of 19 I thought I would be the world’s next Lester Bangs and spread the word about the revolutionary music scene in Sydney. Well, there was pretty good music but calling it a scene was pretty laughable. There were just a […]

Article by Melissa Tait I like Korean food. In fact, I love Korean food. I like Korean food much more than Australian food which is basically vegemite and kangaroo sausages (kanga bangas). What I miss from Australia is the Westernised Chinese and Thai food, which Sydney is full of and you can find everywhere. A great place to get […]

Everybody loves fireworks. They’re loud, they’re bright, they’re colorful. They provide all the excitement of an alien invasion without the pesky casualties and ensuing enslavement. And what better setting than relaxing on a blanket, looking out at the picturesque Diamond bridge along Gwangalli beach? Maybe sipping wine, sharing a romantic evening, just you, that special […]

BY MICHAEL FRAIMAN To Westerners, Yongho-Dong’s Igidae Park is one of Busan’s lesser-known scenic trails. It’s basically the city’s “other coastline”—look straight and you can see Haeundae beach; look left and you face the Gwangali bridge. It’s also teeming with native Koreans out for a two-and-a-half-hour afternoon stroll, or setting up fishing posts along the […]

BY MELISSA TAIT I am not a coffee snob. I am a caffeine addict. That said, I can appreciate a good cup of coffee, one which was dripped from a large and expensive coffee machine, added to steam-foamed milk and then arranged into a little heart shape. So Hwamyeong does have an Angel in Us Coffee, but I […]

I tend to assume that regular visits to Gimbap Cheonguk are a staple for any foreigner living in Korea. During my two and a half years I’ve visited some variation of this ubiquitous Korean eatery at least twice a week. Still, I occasionally run into people who avoid it. Some people are intimidated by the […]

A few weeks ago we got a recommendation for the Hotaru Japanese Restaurant in Gwangalli. I’d read some borderline pornographic reviews on Koreabridge of the miso ramen, so I decided I probably ought to check it out. I wasn’t terribly excited about the prospects of spending almost 7,000 won on a bowl of ramen. To […]

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**3/21/2014: Matahari is now closed???**12/5/2013: I make cake cafe in Haeundae: Closed?
**11/30/2013: super bummer: BBQ camp (seomyeon) appears to be closed. unconfirmed.
**8/5/2013: Painted Chair Cafe Gallery in Kyungsung: Closed? Can someone please confirm? Shoot us an email!
**3/26/2013: Loving Hut Seomyeon is now closed but there is a new Nampodong location
** 2/26/13: Ayuta in KSU is now a poker place.
**2/3/2013: I know this is late, but CAUTION before you go to the CAVE BAR... It's not what it used to be. New menu, very expensive, but still is in a cave, and still serves dongdongju, as far as I know.
** 2/1/2013: The Box in PNU is now a curry resturant